1 White Cottage, Church Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BS

1 White Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £410,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 160.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.